Miami Marlins will be followed for second season of The Franchise on Showtime

by Andy Dehnart13 Feb. 2012 | 1:50 pm

Showtime’s foray into 24/7-style documentary reality TV about sports, The Franchise, has been renewed for a second season, and will focus on the Miami Marlins, the team formerly known as the Florida Marlins. The show followed the San Francisco Giants last year; that season is now on DVD.

The network did not announce a debut date, and said that the series, produced by MLB Productions, “has already begun production and shooting will occur in numerous locations during the off-season, then in Jupiter, Florida for Spring Training and embedded with the team during the regular season.”

The press release also noted that this is a time of extreme change for the team, which is now under “the new leadership of charismatic and always outspoken manger Ozzie Guillen.” The team has “recent acquisitions of All-Stars Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Heath Bell and Carlos Zambrano who will join a group of established young stars including Hanley Ramirez, Josh Johnson and Mike Stanton. Additionally, the Marlins have launched an extensive re-branding of the club this off-season which has included a name change from Florida to Miami, the construction of a new ballpark and the unveiling of dramatically new uniforms.”

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